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Lead Java Developer – Vice President

Citicorp Services India Private Limited

Full time Hybrid
Experience
13+ years
Location
India
Work mode
Hybrid
Salary
₹11L – ₹25L a year estimatetypical for IT Jobs in India, 904 posts
Posted 8 days ago Last checked 1 day ago

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Role at a glance

You will
  • Lead the design, development, and implementation of scalable, resilient, and cloud-native applications using **Core Java, Spring Boot…
  • Drive architecture and technical design decisions across multiple projects and application domains.
  • Provide technical leadership for complex engineering initiatives, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture and engineering standards.
Experience
13+ years
Must-have skills
JavaKafkaMicroservicesREST API DevelopmentSQLSpring Boot
Work mode
Hybrid

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Job description

Location: India

The Applications Development Tech Lead Analyst is responsible for leading the design, development, modernization, and support of enterprise applications while driving technical strategy, engineering excellence, and delivery across multiple initiatives. The role requires deep expertise in **Core Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, Cloud technologies, Kafka, and distributed systems**, along with modern **AI-first software engineering practices**.

The successful candidate will serve as a technical leader and trusted advisor, guiding solution architecture, mentoring engineering teams, and leveraging AI-powered engineering tools to accelerate delivery and improve software quality.

**Responsibilities**

  • Lead the design, development, and implementation of scalable, resilient, and cloud-native applications using **Core Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, and Kafka**.
  • Drive architecture and technical design decisions across multiple projects and application domains.
  • Provide technical leadership for complex engineering initiatives, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture and engineering standards.
  • Partner with business, product, architecture, and technology teams to define solution strategies and deliver outcomes.
  • Lead performance optimization, resiliency improvements, security reviews, and production stability initiatives.
  • Establish and promote engineering best practices for coding, testing, CI/CD, observability, and automation.
  • Utilize **AI-powered coding assistants and engineering agents (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Devin AI)** to improve development efficiency, code quality, and developer productivity.
  • Apply **Context Engineering** and AI-first development practices to effectively leverage coding agents throughout the SDLC.
  • Mentor senior and junior engineers and drive technical skill development across teams.
  • Act as a recognized **SME and technical advisor** for stakeholders, architects, and engineering leadership.
  • Assess technology risks, drive remediation strategies, and ensure compliance with Citi policies and regulatory requirements.

**Required Qualifications**

  • 13+ years of application development experience.
  • Strong expertise in:
  • Core Java
  • Spring Boot
  • REST APIs & Microservices
  • Multithreading & Concurrency
  • Collections Framework
  • Transaction Management
  • SQL / RDBMS
  • Cloud Platforms
  • Kafka
  • Strong understanding of distributed systems, scalability, resiliency, and performance optimization.
  • Experience driving technical design, architecture reviews, and engineering governance.
  • Experience mentoring engineers and leading technical initiatives across teams.
  • Strong communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to operate independently and influence technical direction across organizations.

**Preferred Qualifications**

  • Experience with **Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift**, and cloud-native platforms.
  • Familiarity with observability, monitoring, and SRE practices.
  • Experience using **GitHub Copilot, Devin AI, or similar coding agents**.
  • Understanding of **Context Engineering**, prompt design, and **Agentic SDLC** practices.
  • Strong knowledge of secure software development and application security..

## **Job Family Group:**

Technology

## **Job Family:**

Applications Development

## **Time Type:**

Full time

## **Most Relevant Skills**

Please see the requirements listed above.

## **Other Relevant Skills**

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

*Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.*

*If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search tools and/or apply for a career opportunity review* *[Accessibility at Citi](https://www.citigroup.com/citi/accessibility/application-accessibility.htm).*

*View Citi’s [EEO Policy Statement](https://www.citigroup.com/global/eeo-aa-policy) and the [Know Your Rights](https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) poster.*

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Key skills

Required

JavaKafkaMicroservicesREST API DevelopmentSQLSpring BootStakeholder Management

Preferred

Application SecurityDockerKubernetesSDLCSRE PracticesMonitoringObservability

Soft skills

CommunicationProblem Solving

Job market insights

2,009active Java jobs in India
759active Kafka jobs in India
1,103active Microservices jobs in India
₹11L – ₹25L advertised yearly salary for IT Jobs in India (middle half of 904 posts that show a salary; median ₹18L)

Jobs asking for Java in India also ask for

  • Python50%
  • AWS40%
  • CI/CD39%
  • Kubernetes31%
  • Microservices31%

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Questions about this job

What is the salary for this Lead Java Developer – Vice President job?

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How much experience does this job need?

The post asks for 13 Yrs experience.

What kind of job is this?

It is a full time job.

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